#baroque-art

#baroque-art

Van Dyck's stay in Italy was pivotal to the development of his artistic language, above all because it accelerated his emancipation from the model of his master Rubens.

Bricci was a multihyphenate artist active in the mid-17th century, and unique among female artists in that she was not only a painter but also an architect (most famous for a now destroyed Villa Benedetta Il Vascello), sculptor, and amateur musician. The daughter of an artist, Giovanni Bricci, she learned basic skills in his workshop and also worked his connections to meet potential patrons.